CVE-2020-24848 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

An unsafe Sudo configuration in FruityWifi allows local attackers to escalate privileges to root, gaining complete persistent access to the system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-24848?

CVE-2020-24848 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FruityWifi through 2.4 has an unsafe Sudo configuration [(ALL : ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL]. This allows an attacker to perform a system-level (root) local privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain complete persistent access to the local system.

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24848?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fruitywifi Project Fruitywifi.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24848?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-24848 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qv32-fg95-8497.

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